New Year’s Eve at Taste of Summer is a separately ticketed party on the Hobart waterfront on Thursday 31 December 2026, with gates opening at 6pm, a fireworks display at 9:30pm and a second at midnight. The festival’s theme for the night is Space Cowboy.
Central Coast has two free New Year’s Eve events on Thursday 31 December 2026, one at Leagues Club Park in Gosford and one at Memorial Park in The Entrance. Each runs from 6pm to 9pm, each ends with fireworks at 9pm, and each is drug and alcohol-free, according to the event pages on Love Central Coast. Gosford has the longer list of road closures, and the Gosford fireworks follow a Central Coast Mariners A-League match at polytec Stadium, so most of this guide is about Gosford.
Wodonga’s New Year’s Eve celebration is free, needs no ticket, and ends with a fireworks display at 9:15pm on Thursday 31 December 2026 at Birallee Park. Wodonga Council runs the evening with the Wodonga Raiders Football and Netball Club, and its event page lists three public car parks within walking distance.